In her room, Bella couldn't help but feel miserable. Her fight with Sirius was weighing her down like a ton of bricks. He was such a presumptive ass the way he just assumed those things about her. everything about him was infuriating. His voice, his words, the way he walked, the way he smiled, the way he flipped his hair out of his eyes.
And despite all this, Bella was finding it difficult to just straight up hate him. She had settled for a strong dislike paired with anger. But anger was very draining. She fell on her bed and was asleep almost instantly.
She awoke the next morning still angry. More than angry. She needed to move. If she stayed in her room she would drown. Action. Something to take her mind off of Sirius and get back at him at the same time. The answer came quickly enough.
Evan Rosier was not hard to find. She found him in the great hall, eating breakfast and sitting with a bunch of his sixth-year friends.
He looked up as she approached and smiled. Bella allowed herself to smile back, "Can I talk to you?" she asked bending down to whisper in his ear, her lips just brushing his ear. Evan nodded and excused himself from the sixth year group. He followed her out of the Great Hall.
"Beautiful Bella," he said once they had stopped walking. "To what to I owe this visit?"
"Yes," she said without answering his question. It didn't matter he understood.
Evan's face lit up. "Well, I was beginning to think you'd never come around."
Bella just smiled, "I couldn't help it."
Evan moved closer to her. "I'm glad. I don't think I could have endured your reject much longer." Then he kissed her. Bella was surprised but kissed him back. It was several seconds before they broke apart.
"That was nice," she lied.
He bought it. "Yeah it was." He took her hand. "Come'on, come sit with me."
She obliged. On the way back into the Great Hall they passed Andromeda who had a look of delighted surprised. Bella paid her no mind. She sat next to Evan, linking arms with him. He smiled at her and gave her another quick kiss.
On the other side of the room Bella could she Sirius. He was staring at her, momentarily frozen, with a look of shock and horror spread across his face. James said something to him and Sirius quickly looked away.
Bella could only smile.
